Difference between revisions of "Spaceship"
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A [[spaceship]] is a spacecraft ''NOT'' equipped with a [[jump drive]]. q.v. [[starship]]. | A [[spaceship]] is a spacecraft ''NOT'' equipped with a [[jump drive]]. q.v. [[starship]]. | ||
* They are also called [[boat]]s. | * They are also called [[boat]]s. | ||
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+ | [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif|right]] | ||
+ | Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[library data]] for more information: | ||
+ | * [[Starship]] | ||
+ | ** Ships by Function | ||
+ | *** [[Bigcraft]] | ||
+ | *** [[Boat]] | ||
+ | *** [[Non-starship]] | ||
+ | *** [[Smallcraft]] | ||
+ | *** [[Spaceship]] | ||
+ | *** [[Starship]] | ||
+ | *** [[Subcraft]] | ||
+ | *** [[Warship]] | ||
+ | ** Starship User Types | ||
+ | *** [[Civilian Ship]] | ||
+ | *** [[Paramilitary Ship]] | ||
+ | *** [[Military Ship]] | ||
+ | ** [[Ship Classification|Advanced Ship Classification]]s | ||
+ | *** [[Ship Mission Code]] / [[Supraclass]] | ||
+ | *** [[Ship Type Code]] / [[Superclass]] | ||
+ | *** [[Ship Class Code]] / [[Class]] | ||
+ | *** Model ([[TL]]) | ||
+ | *** Bloc (Lot) | ||
+ | ** Basic Ship Classifications | ||
+ | *** [[Size-Role Classification]] | ||
+ | *** [[QSP]] | ||
+ | *** [[USP]] | ||
+ | ** Speed of Travel | ||
+ | *** [[FTL]] | ||
+ | *** [[NAFAL]] ([[STL]]) | ||
+ | * [[Jump Drive]] | ||
+ | ** Jump Drive Key Resources | ||
+ | *** [[Lanthanum]] | ||
+ | *** [[Zuchai Crystal]] | ||
+ | ** Jump Drive Lore | ||
+ | *** [[Droptanks]] | ||
+ | *** [[Jump Bridge]] | ||
+ | *** [[Jump Damper]] | ||
+ | *** [[Jump Dimming]] | ||
+ | *** [[Jump Drive History]] | ||
+ | *** [[Jump Projector]] | ||
+ | *** [[Jump Space]] | ||
+ | *** [[Misjump]] | ||
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== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == |
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Battleship | Cruiser | Carrier | Destroyer | Escort | Frigate | System Defense Boat | Fighter | Assault Transport | Smallcraft | Auxiliaries |
Commercial Mercantile Ships | Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships | Non-Commercial Ships | Civilian Smallcraft | Highports & Satellites | ||||||
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Merchant | Liner | Transport | Commercial Industrial | Commercial Ships | General | Research | Private | Auxiliary | Orbital Complexes |
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A spaceship is a spacecraft NOT equipped with a jump drive. q.v. starship.
- They are also called boats.
Please refer to the following AAB library data for more information:
- Starship
- Ships by Function
- Starship User Types
- Advanced Ship Classifications
- Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
- Ship Type Code / Superclass
- Ship Class Code / Class
- Model (TL)
- Bloc (Lot)
- Basic Ship Classifications
- Speed of Travel
- Jump Drive
- Jump Drive Key Resources
- Jump Drive Lore
Description (Specifications)
A spaceship is a spacecraft without a jump drive. Spaceships are often carried on Starships for star system usage (e.g. Shuttles, Fighters), and are sometimes transported interstellar distances by a special starship constructed specifically for that purpose (e.g. Battle Rider, Battle Tender).
- Please see Civilian Starship Types or Military Starship Types for more information.
History & Background (Dossier)
There is no question that a starship equipped with an FTL jump drive is vastly more capable than a spaceship limited to intrasystemic travel so why use them? The simple, direct answer is cost. Jump drives are prohibitively expensive and require advanced technology to maintain and operate. An interstellar polity can typically afford to operate several spaceships for every starship it employs.
Military Spaceships
The volume requirement of jump drive fuel has not escaped military theorists, who have employed strategies not employing jump drives:
- Picket Theory (Defense, Intel)
- Monitor Theory (Defense)
- System Defense Boat Theory (Defense)
- Battle Rider Theory (Offense)
Representative Sampling
- Gigs
- Fighters
- Riders
- Shuttles
- System Defense Boats
References & Contributors (Sources)
- TBD
- TBD
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science